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GENERAL
Nickname: Thunderbolts
Colors: Blue/Gold
Coach: Michael Lippy
League: York-Adams 3 (moving from York-Adams III)
Playoff Division: AA
Playoff Division Rank: #77

RETURNERS
Returning Offensive Starters: 4
Returning Defensive Starters: 4
Starting Quarterback Returning: no
Top Running Back Returning: no
Top Receiver Returning: no
Top OL Returning: no
Top Defender Returning: no

TOP PLAYERS
Dustin DeGroft Senior RB
L.J. Miles Senior RB
Garrett Trout Senior WR

STRENGTHS/WEAKNESSES
Team Strengths: Competitiveness
Team Weaknesses: Game Experience

RATINGS
2012 Final Power Rating: 8.4
2012 National Rank: #5917
2012 State Rank: #251
Personnel (Back/Lost) Rating Adjustment: -8.5
Reg Season Schedule Strength Downward Rating Adjustment: -1.4
2013 Starting Power Rating: -0.1
2013 National Rank: #8023
2013 State Rank: #360
Dynasty Rating (Average 2003-2012 Rating): 10.5
Dynasty National Rank: #5056
2013 Rating vs. Dynasty Rating Comparison: worse by 10.6
Dynasty Record: 40-15 (31-8 in league)

HISTORICAL
2012 Overall Record: 7-4
2012 League Record/Finish: 6-3 (4th)
2012 Points For Average: 30.2
2012 Points Against Average: 20.8
2012 Differential: +9.4
2012 Wins: #5056 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (33-14), #8683 York Suburban (York) (48-22), #9986 Eastern York (Wrightsville) (35-7), #11882 Boiling Springs (12-0), #12777 York County Tech (York) (46-14), #13089 Fairfield (48-24), #13979 Hanover (48-14)
2012 Losses: #169 Wyomissing (48-13), #2297 Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (24-8), #5261 Biglerville (24-6), #8894 York Catholic (York) (38-35)
2012 Opponents W-L: 64-60
Recent League Championships: 2010 (York-Adams III), 2009 (tied for 1st; York-Adams II), 2005 (York Adams 3), 2004 (York Area 3)
Winning Streak Entering 2013 Season: none

SCHEDULE
2013 Schedule: 8/30 at Boiling Springs, 9/6 at Hanover, 9/13 Delone Catholic (McSherrystown), 9/20 Biglerville, 9/27 at York Catholic (York), 10/4 Eastern York (Wrightsville), 10/12 at York County Tech (York), 10/18 York Suburban (York), 10/25 at Bermudian Springs (York Springs), 11/1 Fairfield
Highest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Bermudian Springs (York Springs) (18.4), Delone Catholic (McSherrystown) (5.8), Biglerville (-2.1)
Lowest-Rated 2013 Regular Season Opponents: Hanover (-36.6), York County Tech (York) (-21), Boiling Springs (-18.6)
2012 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -14.8 (3.7 overall)
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength: -9.1
2013 vs. 2012 Schedule Strength Comparison: +5.7
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength State Rank: #501
2013 Regular Season Schedule Strength National Rank: #11064
2013 Projected Regular Season Record: 7-3
2013 Projected League Finish: 3rd
2013 Undefeated Regular Season Probability: less than 1%